A handful of soil is not only a miracle to a farmer, but also an engineer: “It can respond to a range of stimuli,” said chemist Bozhi Tian. “If you shine light or heat on it, if you step on it, if you ...

Nanoplastics are an increasing threat to the ecosystem; however, their mobility in the soil is still underexplored. Against this backdrop, researchers investigated the adsorption and aggregation ...

Sustainable inputs and conservation practices improve soil health. (Natural Resources Conservation Service photo) Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment of a five-part series, “Getting Grounded ...

The integration of bioinformatics, machine learning and multi-omics has transformed soil science, providing powerful tools to unravel the complexity of ...

Iron-manganese (Fe-Mn) nodules are recognisable accumulations that form within soils through complex geochemical and biological processes. These nodules develop predominantly via alternating redox ...

Opinions expressed by Digital Journal contributors are their own. Anna Paltseva is proving that urban gardening and soil science can be just as sophisticated as high fashion. With House of Soil, Anna ...